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In this visionary keynote, Zycus Founder and CEO Aatish Dedhia shared the companyโs forward-looking perspective on AI in procurement, particularly around the rise of Agentic AI. Speaking with both passion and pragmatism, Aatish grounded the excitement around AI in real-world use cases, while emphasizing that true transformation is a journeyโone that begins with solid Source-to-Pay foundations and leads to deep, strategic value through intelligent automation. The session also unveiled Zycusโ new brand positioning: Deep Value Procurement.
Key Takeaways:
- AI Is the New Industrial Revolution: Aatish compared the rise of Agentic AI to the steam engineโtransforming not physical labor, but knowledge work. Organizations that embrace it will multiply efficiency and decision-making capacity.
- Agentic AI in Action: Zycus has moved beyond theory, launching autonomous agents that handle tasks like supplier onboarding, contract renewals, and tail-spend negotiationsโwith procurement teams still in control.
- From Tactical to Strategic: As AI takes over repetitive processes, procurement teams will shift toward high-value activities like supplier innovation, risk management, and stakeholder collaboration.
- Real Results Already Happening: Zycus has already improved internal efficiency by 20% year over year using its own AI toolsโand customers like Dacero (North America) are seeing game-changing value in managing high-volume, low-spend events with autonomous negotiation agents.
- Customer-Led Innovation: Zycusโ AI Council has helped prioritize what matters to real usersโleading to the creation of Merlin Intake and Agentic workflows designed around usability, compliance, and measurable outcomes.
Why You Should Watch:
This session is essential for CPOs, CIOs, and digital transformation leaders who want to understand how AI will truly reshape procurementโnot in the distant future, but now. Aatish offers both a compelling vision and a credible roadmap to get there.
